The European Association for Banking and Financial History (eabh) e.V.
Your history matters!
Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are members of eabh
Our members recognise their responsibility towards society. A well functioning financial sector helps to increase the welfare of all.
Our historians work on long-term topics that matter to the management of financial institutions and policy makers.
Since its foundation, eabh has provided historical analysis and preservation consulting to bankers, supervisors and policy makers.
Is there such thing as ‘debt without drama’ or is the worst yet to come? A conversation about sovereign debt in the 21st century.
Can we find a historical precedent for unprecedented monetary policies in 1630 Venice?
700 years of interest rates. Let’s take a close look at their continuous decline!
eabh circulates sound research and information upon which today’s decision makers can rely.
The legacy of the past continually resurfaces to determine actions in the present and the future. Through eabh membership institutions gain access to a global network of financial history experts who can provide competent advice.
Benefits of membership
eabh encourages open debate about banking and financial history and the archives.
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22 Sep 2021
Geneva, Switzerland
The Macro-history Online Seminar Series aims to keep the flow of intellectual debate active and to bring macroeconomic history topics to an interested public on a weekly basis.
Archival Workshop
30 Jun 2022
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
In this workshop we will check up key quantitative historical financial data, historical dataset accessibility and IT tools and innovation.
Conference
1 Jul 2022
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
This conference will discuss the phenomenon of currency unions in a global historical context with a special focus on the challenges brought about by trends of isolationism and confrontation.
Archival Workshop
2021
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
This workshop aims to look at the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on historical archives, in particular, but not exclusively, in the financial sector.
Conference
conference
2022
Athens, Greece
This conference will look at the relationship between the financial sector and migration – taking a comparative historical view.